Maternity portraits are very special to me because I am both mother and photographer. It was the maternity self-portraits I did throughout my first pregnancy that set me on the path to becoming a professional photographer. I knew what having a beautiful photo of my big belly did for me (incredibly empowering) and so I started doing it for my friends and family who were pregnant as well. Seeing their eyes light up when they saw their photos (falling more in love with themselves and the babies to come) made me hooked–I loved making mommas-to-be feel beautiful and getting the opportunity to make that famous ‘pregnancy glow’ into an art form. Pregnant ladies have a power and a grace (and sex-appeal!) all their own. Don’t you think? 
